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Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat

Clarinet, B-flat

Date1928-1940 ca.
Place MadeLong Island City, New York, United States, North America
ModelClari-Met
Serial No.510
SignedOn bell: [eagle] / Penzel Mueller & Co. / L. I. City / NEW YORK / CLARI-MET / MADE IN U.S.A.
On barrel: P & M / CLARI-MET / N.Y. (all surrounded by leaf garland)
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Metal double-wall, Boehm system; metal body and keys; double-wall construction; 4 sections like a regular wood clarinet. This was Penzel & Mueller's top line professional and most expensive model clarinet made before World War II.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 600 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint:14.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01636
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